{"data":{"slug":"schweizerischer-niederlaufhund","name":"Schweizerischer Niederlaufhund","url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/schweizerischer-niederlaufhund","api_url":"https://techtools.cz/dog-atlas-api/v1/breeds/schweizerischer-niederlaufhund","also_known_as":["Small Swiss Hound","Swiss Niederlaufhund","Niederlaufhund"],"kind":"breed","extinct":false,"group":{"key":"scenthound","label":"Scent Hound","fci_group":6,"fci_group_name":"Scent Hounds and Related Breeds"},"size":"Medium","origin":"Switzerland","countries":["Switzerland"],"height_cm":{"min":33.0,"max":43.0},"weight_kg":null,"life_expectancy_years":null,"temperament":["Friendly","Courageous","Passionate","Agile","Gentle"],"exercise_level":"High","wikipedia_views_60d":1038,"summary":"The Small Swiss Hound is a short-legged scent hound in four colour varieties, bred to follow a trail slowly through difficult ground and loved by hunters for its pleasant voice and friendly nature.","photo":{"url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/schweizerischer-niederlaufhund-3170c28e6d-1280.webp","small_url":"https://techtools.cz/tools/dog-atlas/photos/schweizerischer-niederlaufhund-3170c28e6d-640.webp","width":800,"height":600,"author":"Alephalpha","license":"CC BY-SA 3.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0","source_url":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:08115491_Schwyzer_Niederlaufhund.jpg"},"updated_at":"2026-10-15T14:47:37Z","ratings":{"energy":4,"exercise":4,"grooming":2,"shedding":3,"trainability":3,"barking":4,"kids":4,"other_dogs":4},"coat":"Short and smooth, or slightly longer and wiry in the wire-haired Bernese","colors":["Tricolour (white, black and tan)","Black and tan","White with blue mottling","White with orange-red patches"],"fun_fact":"A wire-haired variety of the Small Schwyz Hound once existed but has died out.","sections":{"overview":"The name means short-legged hound. It is a compact version of the Swiss Laufhund, with the same fine nose but a smaller, lower body.\n\nThere are Bernese, Jura, Lucerne and Schwyz varieties, all one breed, distinguished by coat colour and texture.","history":"Around 1900 hunting in Switzerland was limited to small districts, and the fast hounds then in use were too quick for such areas. Breeders therefore used selected medium-sized Swiss Laufhunde to create smaller, shorter-legged hounds.\n\nThe Schweizer Niederlaufhund Club was founded on 1 July 1905.","appearance":"A hound with a noble head, friendly alert expression, long drop ears and a long tail, standing 35 to 43 cm for males and 33 to 40 cm for females. The body is slightly longer than tall, with strong legs.\n\nThe Bernese is tricolour, the Jura black and tan, the Lucerne blue-mottled white, and the Schwyz white with orange-red patches. Coats are smooth, though the Bernese also has a wire-haired type.","personality":"Passionate, fast and agile hunters with an excellent nose and a pleasant voice. They are friendly, brave and never aggressive, and some are calmer than others.","care":"They need regular exercise and scent-based activity. The coat is easy to care for with weekly brushing, and wire-haired dogs need a little more attention."},"recognition":{"fci_number":null,"fci_standard_url":null,"akc_url":null},"sources":{"wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schweizerischer_Niederlaufhund","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q38731","wikipedia_revision":1282355150},"profile":{"written_by":"AI model (Claude Sonnet) from the sources above","written_at":"2026-10-15T13:59:38Z"}}}